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SIGNATURE BARRY FINK
TITLE VICE PRESIDENT
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MSDW NORTH AMERICAN GOVERNMENT INCOME TRUST
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MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER
NORTH AMERICAN GOVERNMENT INCOME TRUST
ITEM 77.E. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Several class action lawsuits, which have been consolidated
for pretrial purposes, were instituted in 1995 in the United
States District Court, in New York, against the Fund, some of its
Trustees and officers, its underwriter and distributor, the Sub-
Advisor, the former Manager, and other defendants, by certain
shareholders of the Fund. The consolidated amended complaint
asserts claims under the Securities Act of 1933 and generally
alleges that the defendants made inadequate and misleading
disclosures in the prospectuses for the Fund, in particular as
such disclosures relate to the nature and risks of the Fund's
investments in mortgage-backed securities and Mexican securities.
The plaintiffs also challenge certain fees paid by the Fund as
excessive. Damages are sought in an unspecified amount. All
defendants have moved to dismiss the consolidated amended
complaint, and on May 8, 1996 the motions to dismiss were denied.
The defendants then moved for reargument and on August 28, 1996
the Court issued a second opinion which granted the motion to
dismiss in part. On December 4, 1996 the defendant filed a
renewed motion to dismiss which was denied by the court on
November 20, 1997. The court has also certified a plaintiff
class pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The
ultimate outcome of these matters is not presently determinable,
and no provision has been made in the Fund's financial statements
for the effect, if any, of such matters.
(2)
Report of Independent Accountants
To the Shareholders and Trustees of
Morgan Stanley North American Government Income Trust
In planning and performing our audit of the financial
statements of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter North American
Government Income Trust (the "Fund") for the year ended October
31, 1999, we considered its internal control, including control
activities for safeguarding securities, in order to determine
our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our
opinion on the financial statements and to comply with the
requirements of Form N-SAR, not to provide assurance on
internal control.
The management of the Fund is responsible for establishing and
maintaining internal control. In fulfilling this
responsibility, estimates and judgments by management are
required to assess the expected benefits and related costs of
controls. Generally, controls that are relevant to an audit
pertain to the entity's objective of preparing financial
statements for external purposes that are fairly presented in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
Those controls include the safeguarding of assets against
unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition.
Because of inherent limitations in internal control, errors or
fraud may occur and not be detected. Also, projection of any
evaluation of internal control to future periods is subject to
the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes
in conditions or that the effectiveness of their design and
operation may deteriorate.
Our consideration of internal control would not necessarily
disclose all matters in internal control that might be material
weaknesses under standards established by the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants. A material weakness
is a condition in which the design or operation of one or more
of the internal control components does not reduce to a
relatively low level the risk that misstatements caused by
error or fraud in amounts that would be material in relation to
the financial statements being audited may occur and not be
detected within a timely period by employees in the normal
course of performing their assigned functions. However, we
noted no matters involving internal control and its operation,
including controls for safeguarding securities, that we
consider to be material weaknesses as defined above as of
October 31, 1999.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of
the Trustees, management and the Securities and Exchange
Commission and is not intended to be and should not be used by
anyone other than these specified parties.
December 13, 1999
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter North American Government Income Trust
(formerly named TCW/DW North American Government Income Trust)
Item 77.C. Matters Submitted to a Vote of Security Holders -
June 8, 1999
Approval of a new investment management agreement between
TCW/DW North American Government Income Trust and Morgan Stanley
Dean Witter Advisors Inc.
For: 7,987,552 Against: 682,211 Abstain: 773,020
Approval of a new sub-advisory agreement between Morgan
Stanley Dean Witter Advisors Inc. and TCW Funds Management, Inc.
For:7,908,941 Against: 700,100 Abstain:
833,742
Upon effectiveness of the Proposals, TCW/DW North American
Government Income Trust changed its name to Morgan Stanley Dean
Witter North American Government Income Trust.
